IFSHT/IFSSH Triennial Congress Travel Grant Application

Guidelines for financial support to attend the Triennial Congress in

Berlin, Germany from June 17-21, 2019.

Any qualified occupational or physical therapist with an interest in the area of hand therapy may apply. The applicant must have at least two years of experience in hand therapy. Preference will be given to applicants from IFSHT / IFSSH member countries.

The applicant should meet at least one of the following criteria:

Demonstrated leadership skills in his/her own country. Example: developing a hand therapy clinic or hand therapy services or educating other therapists about hand therapy.

Performed research in hand therapy.

Actively participated in the hand therapy society or promoted the founding of a hand therapy society in his/her country.

Applicants must:

Provide the details of a professional colleague who can support this application.

Provide a copy of their diploma as an Occupational or Physical Therapist

Submit a letter of recommendation / support with their application from either an

  • individual therapist from a member country of IFSHT,
  • from their own country’s hand therapy society (if a member society of IFSHT), or
  • from an employer or physician/surgeon they work with if the applicant is from a country without IFSHT membership

Be available to travel to Berlin, Germanyto attend the Congress for its entirety.

Give a short paper or poster presentation of either a scientific nature or about hand therapy in their own country at the IFSHT Congress.

Return to their country and share their new-found knowledge with fellow therapists.

  • Be able to receive grant funds via PayPal or direct wire transfer. Cash reimbursement will not be available. Grant funds will be reimbursed either during or after the Congress.
  • Grants <$US250 will be paid by PayPal
  • Grants >$US250 will be paid by direct wire transfer pending provision of all necessary bank information
  • Complete the following application

Application for IFSHT/IFSSH Triennial Travel Grant 2019

Name of Candidate
Family name / First name
Information about the Candidate
Title
(please check correct box) / Profession
(please check correct box) / Number of years of experience as OT or PT / Number of years of Hand Therapy experience
Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. / Occupational Therapist (OT) / Physical
Therapist(PT)
Please describe the type of work environmentthe candidateconsults from
Contact Information
Applicant / Contact details of professional colleague who supports application
Home Address
Work Address
Telephone
Please list phone numbers with country codes / Home
Work
Mobile
E-mail address
Criteria for the application
Please describe either:
  • leadership skills,
  • research in hand therapy, or
  • evidence of participation in developing hand therapy society

Please indicate the candidatesability to speak and understand English / None (require translation)
Basic: understand better than speak
Well: can converse in English
Advanced: can read, write and speak English

I,the applicant, hereby confirm that the information presented in this application is true.

______

Date and location Signature of applicant

Name of applicant

Please attach to this application the following:

Copy of diploma or degree as an Occupational or Physical Therapist

Signed letter of recommendation / support from either an

  • individual therapist from a member country of IFSHT,
  • from their own country’s hand therapy society (if a member society of IFSHT), or
  • from an employer or physician/surgeon they work with if the applicant is from a country without IFSHT membership

If successful, please tick each box to confirm your availability to:

Be available to travel to Berlin, Germanyto attend the Congress for its entirety.

Give a short paper or poster presentation of either a scientific nature or about hand therapy in your own country at the IFSHT Congress.

Return to your country and share your new-found knowledge with fellow therapists.

Be able to receive grant funds via PayPal or direct wire transfer. Cash reimbursement will not be available. Grant funds will be reimbursed either during or after the Congress. Note that

  • Grants <$US250 will be paid by PayPal
  • Grants >$US250 will be paid by direct wire transfer pending provision of all necessary bank information

Please save a pdf copy of the completed application and submit it, via E-mail to:.

Applications close December 31, 2018